gathering clouds



gathering clouds

A sign of impending trouble or danger. (The "clouds" refer to storm clouds.) There have been gathering clouds in the city for months—I'm nervous that a riot will erupt soon.
See also: cloud, gathering

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Korrinekə-REENEnglish (Rare)
Lawrie-English
Dikla-Hebrew
LuisaLWEE-sah (Spanish), LWEE-zah (Italian)Spanish, Italian
RiittaREE:T-tahFinnish
Shadya-Arabic